Family & Community
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Teaching Volunteerism During the Holidays
Compassionate people are always needed, especially in the modern world, and many parents know this.The problem is they do not know what to do or where they should start in raising kind and caring children. When it comes to introducing volunteerism, it should be done as soon as possible. Dr. Mary Zurn, speaking on the topic of volunteerism, says, “Giving back is an important year-round habit to establish with young children. Volunteering plays an important role in the development of character. It teaches children that they can do things that positively impact the world around them. Even young children can learn to become active participants in their communities.” When it…
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Weaning a Toddler
So finally Josiah is weaned! There was a good thing that came out of my chicken pox after all, it helped in weaning my persistent toddler. I cannot believe I nursed Josiah (bedtime only) for 31 months, when initially when I started, 2 months was my target. I had prayed hard that he will self wean by 2 years old, but it went on and on and extended for 7 months. That is because I was probably not firm in my decision to stop as well, inconsistency is the enemy. Plus Josiah is the type that love the nursing times. At that age, we were actually down to just nursing…
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Josiah and Arielle
From the look of the pics, you’d think this 2 are so friendly they wanna cuddle together while looking at the fishes. The truth, Josiah is trying to get Arielle off the chair so that he can be in front and see the fish for himself! Yes, kids really do only think for themselves.
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Sunshine Kid Radian Premier
I recently searched for a new carseat, particularly a foldable one that can be used for travelling. We are travelling this Chinese New Year and I remembered the nightmare of having to lug around our very heavy 12kg and bulky Halford Convertible carseat. I had been rather pleased with the Halford, just that it is a pain to strap it up and it moves around quite a bit. Most times when travelling, we ended up just putting the carseat on the seat without strapping it, coz it was just so hard to do it while on the go. Then I searched all over the web for a foldable seat, one…
